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SUMMARY:Exhibit- Pearls of the Antilles: Printed Maps of Caribbean Islands
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Pearls of the Antilles: Printed Maps of Caribbean
Islands \n
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October 1, 2012 through February
9, 2013\n
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Few people would argue that Caribbean
islands have not played pivotal roles
in American history. From Columbus' discoveries
to the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison debate,
events on islands of the West Indies have impacted
our history. While most of these islands
are not that distant, our personal knowledge
of them is often scant. With the help of
old maps, there are interesting facts to learn
and more importantly, connections for us to
make. Old printed maps of the Caribbean islands
depict not only the geography of the islands
but also reflect many of the themes of Caribbean
(and American) history as well as cartographic
history. \n
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Pearls of the Antilles:
Printed Maps of Caribbean Islands shows how
maps of the Caribbean incorporate many of the
themes of cartographic history found in maps
of other geographical areas, from technical
developments to increasing diversification
in types of maps, and from leading "national
schools" in certain time periods to such themes
as the growth of a tourist map industry. \n
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Pearls
of the Antilles: Printed Maps of Caribbean
Islands is located in Special Collections,
6th floor, UT Arlington Central Library
and runs through February 9, 2013. Hours are
9am - 7pm Monday and 9am - 5pm Tuesday through
Saturday. This exhibit is free and open to
the public. For more information call 817-272-3393.\n
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Note:
visit http://www.uta.edu/library/hours/index.php
and look at Central Library
for hours during holidays. Closed November
22, 23; December 24, 25, 31, and January 1,
2013.\n\n
Price: free and open to all\n
Sponsor: University of Texas at Arlington Special Collections\n
Homepage: http://www.uta.edu/library/spco/index.php\n
Phone: 817-272-3393\n
E-Mail:: spcoref@uta.edu\n
for more info visit the web at:\n
http://www.uta.edu/library/spco/currentexhibit.php\n
LOCATION:Central Library sixth floor
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